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The Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight championship will be on the line as the main event of UFC 313 is now official after the weigh-ins took place.
Headlining the pay-per-view is a five-round championship bout between defending titleholder Alex Pereira and challenger Magomed Ankalaev. Both men had no trouble making weight, so the fight will go forward as planned. All of the rest of the card also made weight, so all 11 fights will move forward.
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Undefeated since moving up to light heavyweight, Pereira (14-2) has defended the 205-pound belt three time since winning it in a fight against Jiri Prochazka. All four of Pereira’s light heavyweight title fights have ended in a knockout win for the Brazilian. “Poatan” rides a five-fight win streak into his latest test and stepped on the scale weighing 205 pounds on the dot.
Meanwhile, Ankalaev (19-1-1, 1 NC) arrives on a 13-fight unbeaten streak. While his previous title opportunity against Jan Blachowicz ended in a draw, the Russian has bounced back with wins over Johnny Walker and Aleksandar Rakic. The 32-year-old officially weighed 205 pounds exactly for his second title shot.
UFC 313 prelims begin at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+ before moving to ESPN, ESPN+ and ESPNews at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The pay-per-view main card then starts at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
UFC 313 Weigh-in Results:
Alex Pereira (205) vs. Magomed Ankalaev (205)
Justin Gaethje (156) vs. Rafael Fiziev (156)
Jalin Turner (154.5) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (156)
Amanda Lemos (116) vs. Iasmin Lucindo (115.5)
Bobby Green (155.5) vs. Mauricio Ruffy (155.5)
Curtis Blaydes (262) vs. Rizvan Kuniev (264.5)
Joshua Van (125.5) vs. Rei Tsuruya (125.5)
Brunno Ferreira (186) vs. Armen Petrosyan (186)
Alex Morono (171) vs. Carlos Leal Miranda (169)
Mairon Santos (145.5) vs. Francis Marshall (146)
Djorden Santos (185.5) vs. Osman Diaz (185.5)
Chris Gutierrez (144.5) vs. John Castaneda (145)
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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